those are all really really cool... love the images, the sensuousness as well in some...my very fav is the Bear grenadine from Solomon's garden.... so good!and cool prompt as well...ha...love me a good riddle...smiles

Classy illustrative, tasty, challenging; many of us used longer stanzas to fully set up the riddle; very interesting way of prompting, and obviously a form you have devoured & reconstituted brilliantly; kind of daunting.

Each of these deserve a luscious photo to accompany the brilliant words. I bookmarked this as I really want to know the answers - I don't know my fruit as well as I should. Can't wait for the answers - I think I figured out about 3, but due to my own ignorance!

about samuel peralta

The titles set in his Labyrinth universe have begun to garner praise from readers, with several short stories released and a novel series in the works.

The titles in his Future Chronicles short story anthology series in speculative fiction have all been #1 bestsellers on Amazon.

The titles in the Semaphore collection were all #1 Amazon Kindle Hot New Releases, and ranked at the top of the Bestseller lists, in their category.

He has been recognized with awards from the BBC, UK Poetry Society, Digital Literature Institute, a Palanca Award, and shortlists for the League of Canadian Poets, Elgin Award, ARC Poem of the Year, Amazon and GoodReads.

With a growing following for his speculative fiction and poetry series, Peralta continues to strive to be at the forefront of the new literary renaissance.
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praise for the writing of samuel peralta

"Luminous... What power in these concise, muscled lines."
- Hannah Stephenson, The Storialist & The Huffington Post

"[Peralta] writes of things that matter, so beautifully and simply, he can reduce you to tears."
- Julia Williams, Amazon bestselling author of The Summer Season

"When I first read 'Hush' I was moved by this most subtle of love poems. Now it's in my collection of favourites."
- Wendy Cope, Poet, previous Judge of Man Booker Prize and of UK Poetry Society and BBC Poetry Prize

"[Peralta] amazes with a crystal-clear view..."
- Maria Jacobs, Poet, publisher and previous Judge of League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Prize

"Magic... As beautiful as the snowfall outside my window."
- Beth Hoffman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt

"Few poets alive can transcend free verse and metered form to grasp the ineffable... Peralta is that kind of poet."
- Christopher Reilley, Poet laureate of Dedham, Massachusetts and author of Grief Tattoos

about semaphore

Semaphore is a literary project and persona, founded in 2009 by Samuel Peralta.

In the early days of the social network Twitter, while others streamed status updates, Peralta was one of the first to stream original poetry - as @Semaphore.

Semaphore became an online phenomenon, with nearly five million downloads of 300+ poems, acclaimed for their emotive impact and craftsmanship.

These poems - originally texts, posts and streams on multiple platforms - are now being collected and preserved in the books of The Semaphore Collection.

Author photograph by Antosia Fiedur Photography. Copyright to images illustrating book covers or poems are as attributed in each work, and used with permission of the original copyright holder; or via Wikimedia Commons, licensed as per the corresponding license for the source.

Titles by Samuel Peralta are published by Windrift Books, a division of Windrift Bay.
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